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Description:The intern will gain practical experience in general monitoring of salmonids (salmon & sea trout) and eel, including population census and stock assessment for the three species. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: Fish biology, Freshwater field survey methods. Methods of fish age determination. Archiving and digital image management. Record keeping. Laboratory dissection procedures and microscopy. On completion the intern will have attained skills in collection of biological data, retrieving and recording biological data using databases, collation of fish data from the trapping facilities, collection of biological data from downstream migrating silver eel, updating a digital archive of fish scale and otolith images from historic and current collections.Selected Requirements:The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in developing new skills, particularly in the fields of fisheries, fish biology, aquatic environment and analytical science. Along with an aptitude for working with numerical data and images plus a liking for working outdoors in a rural environment. Third Level - Certificate or higher degree in biology, environmental science, natural science, aquatic science or equivalent.

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